Indian scientists among world’s best: Minister

Union Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan says India’s scientific research institutions and its scientists and researchers are among the best in the world.

The minister made the remarks while addressing the curtain raiser ceremony of Prof S N Bose’s 125th Birthday celebrations at the S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata today.

He said India ranks third worldwide in nanotechnology and in terms of the number of important scientific publications, the country occupies the fifth spot.He said that Country’s institutions are comparable to the best in world and scientists are among the best.

Referring to Bose, the minister said his memory always inspires future generations and his fundamental science theory helped in future inventions by others.